[Syd-Wireless] RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] RE: SMH wireless article

[Bryce Letcher]

Problem is that the general public have no concept of the power levels being
used in wireless networks, and fail to realise that their 1000 watt
microwave oven leaks more than we use!

rgds,
Bryce

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
[mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au]On Behalf Of Jason Hecker
Sent: Tuesday, 23 April 2002 10:46 AM
To: Anderson, Steven; melbwireless at wireless.org.au;
syd-wireless at sydney.air.net.au
Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] RE: SMH wireless article


It's fair enough.  With all the hoohar about mobile phones, TV and radio
towers, powerlines and health effects, I would expect the plebs to be
worried about wireless capers and rightly so.  But, they need to be
educated about GSM/CDMA vs weak powered 802.11b.  I am sure some people
will take convincing that 802.11b is safe even though it operates at the
same frequencies as your microwave oven which _cooks food_.  Simply fobbing
people off with "just don't worry about it, we know what we are doing" is
patronising.  No wonder the hoi polloi regard scientists and engineers with
suspicion.

>Little surprised about the comment "concerns about the potential
>side-effects of wireless networks on human health".
>
>Huh?


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